Kurt Roeckx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > grub is failing to build on amd64 with the following error: > checking whether objcopy works for absolute addresses... no > configure: error: GRUB requires a working absolute objcopy; upgrade your > binutils
Ok. > I've reported this ages ago to binutils: > http://bugs.debian.org/244498 Well, this isn't a bug in grub then ;-) > Afaik, the reason we didn't have a problem with this is that we > had a 32 bit version of grub. There is no reason why a 32 bit > version shouldn't work. I'll revert it for a while but I think you and others need to ping binutils maintainer to have it fixed. > This seems to have been changed by Manolo Díaz's (CC'd) request in > #337288, and I think he should just enable ia32 emulation support > in his kernel. Yes. I did the change. > I don't mind having a 64 bit version of this, but please let > someone test that it actually works before you upload it. Well, I sent a message to debian-devel asking for testing. Just two people replied it. Also, if you're interested to help to maintain grub you're welcome. I left the package ready for a while waiting for testing and nobody wondered to do it. I won't wait forever. -- O T A V I O S A L V A D O R --------------------------------------------- E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] UIN: 5906116 GNU/Linux User: 239058 GPG ID: 49A5F855 Home Page: http://www.freedom.ind.br/otavio --------------------------------------------- "Microsoft gives you Windows ... Linux gives you the whole house."
